IFC Investment Climate Advisory Services MENA Rising to the Challenge Maha Hussein - Sherif Hamdy Beirut , September 2011
IFC Investment Climate Advisory Services MENA Rising to the Challenge
Maha Hussein - Sherif Hamdy
Beirut , September 2011
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DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE
World’s highest youth population – 60% under 30, around 100 million strong
In Egypt alone, around 800,000 new entrants to the labor market each year
20-40% unemployed, world’s highest, and high levels of informal employment
Lowest female labor market participation: 25% employed five years after graduation
Labor market rigidities, skills mismatch, schools geared toward public sector jobs
Highest Youth Unemployment Labor Skills as Major Constraint (%)
Note: MENA 6 = Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia
Source: IMF REO (Oct. 2010)
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YOUTH – FROM DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE TO OPPORTUNITY
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Quality of education
Personal debt
Corruption
Loss of traditional values
Opportunities for women
Gap between Rich and Poor
Dangers of drugs
The Economy
Human Rights
Unemployment
Rising cost of living
Most Significant Challenge
Source: Arab Youth Survey March 2011
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FROM DOWNWARD SPIRAL Narrow growth and trust gap, inequitable growth
Poor left behind
Unemployment
Weak institutions
Trust Gap
Culture of administrative control heavy
costs
Limited
Private investment
Informality and corruption
Institutions of economic
governance underfunded
Connected elites have access
Strong vested interests, limited
competition
Lack of participation,
accountability, transparency
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TO VIRTUOUS CIRCLE Participation, better regulation, formalization, better institutions to enable
access, leading to private sector growth
Social impact
Employment
Competition
Transparency
Smart regulation (not
deregulation)
Increased investment or formalization
Broader tax base
Stronger institutions of governance
Excluded segments gain
access
Increased competition, meritocracy
Dialogue, Participation,
accountability, transparency
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Social Impact
Employment
Competition
Transparency Dialogue
Social Entrepreneurship
SME Entry
Priority Sectors
Insolvency
Commercial Justice
Innovation
Business Regulatory Reform
Competitive Industries
Themes Crisis Response Medium-term Strategy
THESE FOUR THEMES DEFINE CRISIS RESPONSE AND MEDIUM-TERM STRATEGY
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INVESTMENT CLIMATE CURRENT PORTFOLIO
Yemen Tax
Jordan Inspections II
Afghanistan licensing
Pakistan Sub-national
Pakistan ADR II
Morocco ADR II
Egypt ADR
Yemen IG / Reengagement KM
Egypt Logistics
Egypt e4e
Jordan Business Entry
Lebanon Regulatory Reform / Tourism
Tunisia e4e
Morocco Agribusiness
Tunisia BRR/Tourism/InvProm
Iraq Construction Permits
Afghanistan ADR
Lebanon ADR
Yemen Business Entry
Jordan e4e
Jordan Comp. Industry
Algeria PPD
Egypt PPD
Libya?
Egypt Startup
Jordan Water
BRR
Industry-Specific
Commercial Justice
PPD
DB Reform MENA
WBG Startup
Advocacy Egypt
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Pakistan
Egypt Algeria Libya?
Tunis
Morocco
Afghanistan
Yemen
Lebanon
WBG Iraq
Afgh. Business Edge Training
Egypt Corporate Governance
Afgh. Horticulture Export Cluster
Pak. Business Edge Training
Jordan Corporate Governance
Pak. Corporate Governance
Yemen Business Edge Training
Pak. Waster Paper Recycling
Yemen Corporate Governance Cleaner Production (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan)
MENA ESG Index
WB&G Olive Oil Cluster
Leb. Green Building “ARZ”
SME Development Program Corporate Governance Program Climate Change Program
Regional Projects:
Business Edge & SME Toolkit Program (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Tunisia)
Corporate Governance (Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, WB&G, GCC, Afghanistan)
Morocco Corporate Governance Forum
Clean Energy (Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan)
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS ADVISORY CURRENT PORTFOLIO
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PPP ADVISORY CURRENT PORTFOLIO
Amman
Dubai
Cairo
Saudi Arabia
• Medina Airport
• Jeddah/Riyadh Airport Cities
• Hajj Terminal
• KAIA Desalination plant
Syria • Al Naseriah IPP
Yemen • Aden IPP
• Al Hodaidah IPP and Al Mukalla IPP
• PPP program implementation - PPP Law, PPP Unit
Morocco • Guerdane Irrigation
• Chtouka desalination
• Ouarzazate solar
Egypt •New Cairo Waste water
Alexandria Hospitals
•Dairut IPP
Pakistan • FESCO electricity distribution
• Lahore Water
• Green Power (Wind energy)
• Wheat Silos (Punjab & Sindh)
• Queen Alia airport
Jordan
Karachi
Rabat
Sanaa
Riyadh
Jeddah
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ACCESS TO FINANCE CURRENT PORTFOLIO
CLIENTS Microfinance Institutions Banks Governments
(Financial Infrastructure)
PRODUCTS
COUNTRIES
- Strategy/ Product Dev. - Risk Management - Housing finance
- SME Banking - Women In Business - Housing Finance - Risk Management
- Credit Bureaus - Leasing - Secured Lending - Mobile Banking
- Morocco - Egypt - Jordan - Syria - Yemen - Tunisia - Iraq
- Lebanon - West Bank - Saudi Arabia - Yemen - Pakistan - Tunisia - Egypt - Jordan
- Jordan - Lebanon - West Bank - Yemen - Afghanistan - Morocco - Tunisia - Iraq
MSME Access to Finance
TEAM FOCUS